RocketMan275 Posted August 16, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On more than sea days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted August 16, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Not open for lunch at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted August 16, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, BirdTravels said: Not open for lunch at all Nooooo! That was going to be one of our sea day lunches. Ahhh, guess we're changing plans. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown84 Posted August 16, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 16, 2023 45 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said: Nooooo! That was going to be one of our sea day lunches. Ahhh, guess we're changing plans. Thank you! Awww, this is sad to hear. I hope it's only on the prima, and not on the Viva too. It was open for lunch on the escape and it was a wonderful lunch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_sobe Posted August 16, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I've eaten lunch at the Food Republic on Encore. They were open on sea days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted August 16, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, BirdTravels said: Not open for lunch at all We have eaten in Food Republic several times for lunch … on sea days. On various ships that have FR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted August 16, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted August 16, 2023 I was hoping Food Republic would be open on a port day where we didn't have to fight the crowds. Sounds like a job for the butler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigyn Posted August 16, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) It wasn't open, but Indulge Food Hall was. We love that place. It was open for lunch on embarkation day and every day. We ate there and loved it. If you go on embarkation day, get there asap because it filled up fast. We were able to get a table by heading there right after muster. We loved Food Republic, too. We had dinner there one night. Wonderful food and yummy desserts, which was totally unexpected. Edited August 16, 2023 by Sigyn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debenson0723 Posted August 17, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 17, 2023 3 hours ago, RocketMan275 said: I was hoping Food Republic would be open on a port day where we didn't have to fight the crowds. Sounds like a job for the butler. I have never had to fight the crowds at Food Republic on any ship or any time, lunch or dinner. Its one of NCLs best kept secrets. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted August 17, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 17, 2023 I guess it makes sense that it's closed for lunch on sea days. There are so many included options, including Indulge, the buffet, the Local, and a dining room. At least that's what appeared on the dailies I reviewed from the most recent Pr1ma cruise that just ended. Lots of choice! And, when we did go to Food Republic on Joy for lunch it was eerily quiet! I was stunned at just how quiet it was. We used our Free at Sea package, so had all eight items. It was good and filling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeinaz Posted August 17, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 17, 2023 When I was on Prima, Food Republic was used as overflow buffet seating during lunch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted August 17, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted August 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, reeinaz said: When I was on Prima, Food Republic was used as overflow buffet seating during lunch. Did that interfer with Food Republic Lunch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown84 Posted August 17, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 17, 2023 21 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said: Did that interfer with Food Republic Lunch? Food Republic wasn't open. Looks like they don't open it for lunch on the Prima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted August 17, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 minute ago, dbrown84 said: Food Republic wasn't open. Looks like they don't open it for lunch on the Prima Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted August 17, 2023 #15 Share Posted August 17, 2023 22 hours ago, cruiseny4life said: Nooooo! That was going to be one of our sea day lunches. Ahhh, guess we're changing plans. Thank you! So,,, we sailed on the Prima in October and December. Both cruises, the restaurant was buffet seating for breakfast and lunch (since the buffet is next door). The Prima Food Republic restaurant manager, Rose, worked in the Indulge for lunch service and said that there were no plans on opening on sea days (Rose used to be the Food Republic restaurant manager on the Encore). 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted August 17, 2023 Author #16 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, BirdTravels said: So,,, we sailed on the Prima in October and December. Both cruises, the restaurant was buffet seating for breakfast and lunch (since the buffet is next door). The Prima Food Republic restaurant manager, Rose, worked in the Indulge for lunch service and said that there were no plans on opening on sea days (Rose used to be the Food Republic restaurant manager on the Encore). Thanks. Not what I wanted to hear but glad I heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted August 18, 2023 #17 Share Posted August 18, 2023 7 hours ago, RocketMan275 said: Thanks. Not what I wanted to hear but glad I heard it. That being said, for dinner, the floor space on the Prima is substantially larger (i.e., more tables) than on the BA+ class ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted August 18, 2023 #18 Share Posted August 18, 2023 When we went twice for dinner on Prima it was not very busy. When we were on Escape we went for lunch twice and it also was empty. All times food was fabulous as was service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoopie17 Posted August 18, 2023 #19 Share Posted August 18, 2023 46 minutes ago, dexddd said: When we were on Escape we went for lunch twice and it also was empty. At lunch, do you need to use one of your specialty perks...or is lunch complimentary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrown84 Posted August 18, 2023 #20 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, schmoopie17 said: At lunch, do you need to use one of your specialty perks...or is lunch complimentary? You can use a specialty credit, or pay a la carte. But it's never complimentary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare destar Posted August 18, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 18, 2023 On 8/16/2023 at 4:36 PM, cruiseny4life said: Nooooo! That was going to be one of our sea day lunches. Ahhh, guess we're changing plans. Thank you! Try Indulge for lunch, you won't be disappointed. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiseny4life Posted August 18, 2023 #22 Share Posted August 18, 2023 33 minutes ago, destar said: Try Indulge for lunch, you won't be disappointed. Thanks! I've seen it on YouTube reviews. Looks great. Nice to hear from you that you enjoyed it as well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeinaz Posted August 18, 2023 #23 Share Posted August 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said: Thanks! I've seen it on YouTube reviews. Looks great. Nice to hear from you that you enjoyed it as well! Yes indulge is fantastic. I did figure out that you don't have to order everything at once though. I ended up using 2 tables for my lunch order. Thank goodness it was a relatively empty port day so there was room. My Prima sailing was almost a year ago and I don't remember a lot, but the chicken lemongrass soup was amazing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare destar Posted August 18, 2023 #24 Share Posted August 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, cruiseny4life said: Thanks! I've seen it on YouTube reviews. Looks great. Nice to hear from you that you enjoyed it as well! Go right after you get on board, hopefully you have an early embarkation time. They are open for breakfast as well, for lunch they open at 12, be in the area at 11:50 as it gets crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted August 18, 2023 #25 Share Posted August 18, 2023 1 hour ago, reeinaz said: Yes indulge is fantastic. I did figure out that you don't have to order everything at once though. I ended up using 2 tables for my lunch order. Thank goodness it was a relatively empty port day so there was room. My Prima sailing was almost a year ago and I don't remember a lot, but the chicken lemongrass soup was amazing. Yes, we definitely over-ordered that first visit to Indulge. We learned to start out with a smaller order and then decide on something else later. We were amazed that the various dishes were delivered so promptly. I think we ate more lunches than dinners there, but both were great. Also loved the grab-n-go options during breakfast hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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